Tag Archives: relationships

It’s That Time of Year Again

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Coming East

Yes, it’s time for the dreaded Christmas letter.  When I was still working (with a paying job, I mean), my husband was always the one who wrote the Christmas letter.  That was fine with me because I’m not fond of … Continue reading →

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I’m In a Foreign Land, So Forgive My Silence

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Coming East

My husband and I have been staying at a lovely bed and breakfast in a foreign land, and I’ve been too busy to write.  Every morning we are awoken before dawn as the aromas of fresh brewing coffee, sausages, and … Continue reading →

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The Flower Begins to Blossom

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Coming East

Once a week I help a young Vietnamese woman learn English.  She comes to my house, and we work and talk for nearly two hours every Wednesday afternoon.  She has been in this country for two years now, but since … Continue reading →

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Please Bow Your Heads…

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Coming East

Yesterday, when my sweet young Vietnamese friend, Chi, came for my help with English, she surprised me with two dozen homemade spring rolls.  I knew my husband would be thrilled.  When he came home from work, I had a few … Continue reading →

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Another Look at Instinct

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Coming East

Yesterday I watched a flock of swallows, in tight formation, flying in one direction, suddenly shift their flight path and fly in another direction.  They moved instantaneously, as one, with not one straggler, not one that made the formation appear … Continue reading →

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So Sorry to Have Left Without a Note of Good-bye

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Coming East

Last night, as my husband and I were driving along the Eastern Shore in the dark, not passing car after car (if you’ve ever driven on the Eastern Shore in the dead of night, you would understand), my phone rang. … Continue reading →

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What’s So Funny?

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Coming East

I talk to everybody.  That has always been a source of amusement to my husband and probably to the rest of my family and close friends.  I’m a people watcher, and whenever I see something, in my opinion, that merits a … Continue reading →

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What’s Love Got to Do With It?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Coming East

Mahatma Gandhi  once said, “If it weren’t for Christians, I’d be a Christian.”  Pat Robertson is one of those Christians he was talking about.  Yesterday morning I read about Robertson saying that is was okay to divorce your spouse if … Continue reading →

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Missing Pieces

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Coming East

The other day, while thumbing through an old book, I came across a piece of paper that had the married name of an old college friend written on it.  I never would have remembered that married name because I always … Continue reading →

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The Empty Nest Blues

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Coming East

September 1.  Another school year has begun.  My grandchildren start next week and I know their mama is going to shed a little tear or two.  I know because I’ve weathered that emptiness before.  I remember helping our oldest son … Continue reading →

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